The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25

n buggy was coming from bridge and stoo
q up on west end and person stepped on
II and then two more stepped out OF hack q
l. west end of bridge AMI soon pistol IRE,
g and then smother, and man cried out, "Oh
r Oh, murder Oh, Col. Hamilton. den
n shoot me any more" When the partie.
3 got out of hack, the hack came on at full
speed. l was at this or east end OF bridg,
e about five or six steps from end Of side
e walk on approach to bridge when hack
e passed. Heard pistol FIRE and seyera
3 shots before l heard cry OF murder | saw
four men in sill. There were three men on
the south siie and one ON north side, who
was on same side / was. He was on the
sidewalk and was a good little distance on
the bridge. | saw HIM before the shooting
) commenced. Never saw the first shot The
man who was on my side of bridge fired
! second shot and the other two answered
his. They shot several times aud the man
!, on my side followed ''Ohi Oh, murder.
On, Col. Hamilton. don't shoot me any
more" | then ran under the bridge and
alter while ran Off When the carriage
passed me | was in five or six steps of the
lamp post. Saw lights in store in front OF
the foundry and there l FIRST got glimpse
OF the hack. | was then by the gas light.
The hack was in full speed aud Stacked up
as it got 10 the bridge, when one person
STEPPED out and then two more men stepped
out. After shooting ran home to Mr..
Campbelrs
Cross-examined-Ha been living at
Campbell's two months. Went there from
Mr.. Frank Emerson's. Lived there little
over year. Cooking at Mrs. Campbell's
Didn't cook supper that night; is 4 dining
room servant. Went over there TO pay
johnson bill. johnson has a store near
| some livery stable or other. Was kept at
Mrs. Campbelfs till 10 o'clock. Had
never paid johnson 81 at 10 o'clock be-
fore. Was going by Johnson's to see my
mother, who lives in Hamilton's lane.
| Did not go further than bridge, but would
have gone by Johnson's and by Benevolent
| Hall. Owed johnson for meal, -four, meat
and eggs and butter. johnson told me |
owed dollar IN all. Can't tell what
| houses pa sed in going to bridge. Went
back of mansion and turned the corner at
Mrs Watkius's Near the corner met an
old man with white hair, gray beard and
stick. He WAS taking his own time. Wit
ness had rheumatism. Was suffering
met near the corner. If anybody else had
been there woul1 have seen him. The old
man passed me close Didn't see nyhody
else. Am short-sighted and can't see very
we'll. Was born in Madison county, near
Canton. Passed by Mrs. Cabaniss's. Met |
nobody Got about five steps ON plank |
sidewalk before l stopped. Saw the hack |
first in front of the store beyond the |
bridge Didn't notice hack enough to say |
whether there was one or two horses in the |
carriage. Wasn't looking when | heard |
the first shot Don't know how they got
out the carriage. Know they got out at
the end OF the carriage. Never noticed the
color of hack or whether II had any driver.
Don't know where the carriage went. Three |
men got out OF the hack. The other man
wa on the iron bridge. Was about five
or six steps from me. Don't know hos many
shots were fired. / kept on walking after
first shot. Didn't stop after first shot.
Kept on walking slowly. Three or four
shots had been fired before the man hol-
lowed Ran under bridge after man hol-
lowed. Went under on north side. Never
saw hack. Never looked back 10 see
what was done. Never asked any body
about it. Went to my mothers after the
shooting. Have never paid johnson the
dollar Didn't say was near-slghted W hen
| saw the men. | am near sighted some
times Didn't say / was near-sighted that
night. Was near-sighted the night be-
fore. One man stepped out the hack first,
then two men got out at the same time.
The man coming up on this side was
ahead of the hack, near Heaphy's store.
1t appeared that when the men got out of
the hack they were side and side" with
the man on the sidewalk. Never saw
ANYBODY under the bridge. A man who
came TO see me about the case at Mrs.
CampbeIl's called me liar when 1 told
him | was on the bridge, and he said
that | knew enough about it to
send me to the penitentiary. He said
that | was liar when told him the man
was on he side of the bridge; don't know
that it was Mr. J. NJ. III Martin; didn't know
The man: didn't tell Mr.. Campbell that the
man on the bridge fired the first shot; told |
him | didn't notice the first fire but that
the man on the sidewalk fired the second |
fire: went to the bridge little while ago; |
went with Judge Brame and some others;
came right from the bridge TO the witness |
stand. talked to the old man last week; he |
told me that knew enough to put me in
the penitentiary; went to the bridge Sun |
day evening; went there to take walk;
don't know Mr.. Ship; don't know Miss
Minnie Dinkins; didn't see any men climb
ing up on the bridge; knows MIR. kalar; |
nave worked for him; haven't talked to
him about this case; looked up twice be-
saw the three men on the street car side and
next time the man on my side; l went to
Mrs. CampbelFs night of firing, told her
what have told here; told her that the
hack passed me at full speed and then |
heard the fire; that | looked up and saw a
pistol shot from my side OF the bridge;
had a talk with colored man about this
case, and he told me that if they hung Col.
Hamilton it would upset the whole North;
Mrs Campbell was present when L talked
to Martin and che was present when l
talked to attorneys Miller and Brame; DIR.
Fulgham was present when | was with at
torneys Miller and Brame at the bridge to-
dav; MIR. Campbell asked me what | knew
about the shooting; l told aim about going
west to pay the colored man dollar, and
seeing the hack and the three men and the
shooting, and hearing the man hollow;
counsel for prosecution admitted that it
was j. NJ Ii. Martin who talked to wit
ness in presence of Mrs. Campbell, with
privilege of Withdrawing the admission
should it transpire that 1t Is not fact.
Their impression however Is that Mr.. Mar
tin did talk TO witness.
Mr.. Calhoon, of counsel for defense sta
ted that they would now offer as a witness,
J. w. Albrecht, whose testimony rs offered
in his own behalf only, the several cases
to be considered separately; that II he is
examined by the State touching the case OF
any other of the accused, then IN such
case he becomes the States witness.
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